2002 National STD Conference
Primary & Secondary Syphilis Rates by City: 2000 vs. 1999
| No. | City | Cases, 2000 | Rate
per 100,000 Population 2000 |
Rate
per 100,000 Population 1999 |
Percent
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nashville, Tenn. | 200 | 37.7 | 47.2 | -20.1% |
| 2. | Indianapolis, In. | 301 | 37.1 | 50.2 | -26.1% |
| 3. | Baltimore, Md. | 218 | 34.5 | 38.9 | -11.3% |
| 4. | Memphis, Tenn. | 246 | 28.2 | 29.6 | -4.7% |
| 5. | Detroit, Mich. | 274 | 21.9 | 15.1 | 45.0% |
| 6. | Oklahoma City, Ok. | 82 | 20.0 | 27.8 | -28.1% |
| 7. | Norfolk, Va. | 37 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 84.3% |
| 8. | Atlanta, Ga. | 116 | 15.6 | 28.6 | -45.5 |
| 9. | Newark, N.J. | 28 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 26.9% |
| 10. | Chicago, Ill. | 292 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 3.2% |
| 11. | Louisville, Ky. | 57 | 8.5 | 10.0 | -15.0% |
| 12. | *San Francisco, Ca. | 53 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 82.1% |
| 13. | Washington, D.C. | 37 | 7.1 | 8.7 | -18.4% |
| 14. | Charlotte, N.C. | 45 | 6.9 | 8.2 | -15.9% |
| 15. | San Juan, P.R. | 68 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 12.1% |
| 16. | Phoenix, Az. | 172 | 6.0 | 6.8 | -11.8% |
| 17. | *Miami, Fl. | 126 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 52.6% |
| 18. | *San Antonio, Tex. | 67 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 113.0% |
| 19. | Dallas, Tex. | 100 | 4.8 | 7.3 | -34.2% |
| 20. | New Orleans, La. | 22 | 4.8 | 11.1 | -56.8% |
| P&S Syphilis Rate per 100,000 for United States: | 2.2 | ||||
*Not among the 20 most affected cities in 1999
The following cities were among the 20 most affected cities in 1999, but were not in 2000:
Tulsa (2.1 rate in 2000,
11.7 rate in 1999, -82.1% change)
St. Louis (3.3 rate in 2000,15.3 rate in 1999, -78.4% change)
Richmond (2.6 rate in 2000, 6.9 rate in 1999, -62.3% change)
